Virginia, Democrats and Voting Map
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Control over drawing congressional district lines shifting temporarily back to the Virginia General Assembly is in a proposal from a Democratic state lawmaker.
Virginia voters are set to decide on a new House map that could help Democrats pick up as many as four seats in the midterm elections.
Voters will now get a say over whether the current maps can be redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
It will be the latest to take up mid-decade redistricting before the midterms. Virginia will be the latest state to enter the redistricting battles, as Democrats announced plans Thursday to convene in the statehouse where they are expected to plan ...